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Checked your lottery ticket? $2.8 million in prizes unclaimed

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The Washington Lottery is encouraging people to check their tickets as $2.8 million in prizes is set to expire soon.

There are currently 44 unclaimed prizes valued at $10,000 or more. Once a player wins, they have 180 days to claim their prize.

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Two tickets worth $10,000 are expiring this month - the first was purchased at Tesoro in Spokane, and the second was purchased at Bi-Mart in Sunnyside.

Washington Lottery is encouraging winners to mail in tickets to claim their prize. Winners with tickets more than $100,000 are instructed to set up an in-person meeting to make a safe and secure claim.

The full list of unclaimed prizes can be found here.

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